Profile: Stephens Gaskets Ltd manufactures gaskets and ring shims. Our gaskets include soft cut gaskets, high temperature & exhaust gaskets and cylinder head. We also cut gaskets to drawings or samples from dedicated tooling. Our solid shims are made from flat metal sheets, with solid shims being the simplest of shim types. They are used when close tolerances are required or when a single size is sufficient to provide correct alignment positioning and spacing. Guillotined blanks are made from flat metal sheets, with solid shims being the simplest of shim types. They are used when close tolerances are required or when a single size is sufficient to provide correct alignment positioning and spacing.